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The city of Berkeley extended the public comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Report, or EIR, of the West Berkeley Project, from Feb. 9 to March 13, following a request made by the Confederated Villages of Lisjan — a tribal group that belongs to the Ohlone people.Read More…

In what was one of the most well-attended Zoning Adjustments Board meetings in the last four years, representatives of city groups and other community members met last Thursday to comment on the potential consequences of the West Berkeley Project and evaluate its draft Environmental Impact Report.Read More…

At its meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council voted to place the third phase of the West Berkeley Project — a controversial long-term plan that aims to expand the area’s retail and multi-use space — on the city’s November ballot despite public discontent.Read More…

Free speech, day laborers and the poor and homeless are under attack in Berkeley. Historically, we are used to standing up and saying no to such attacks from right-wing politicians or corporations. Sadly, this time the attacks come from our very own mayor.Read More…

At its meeting Tuesday night the Berkeley City Council voted to proceed with the third phase of the West Berkeley Project — a controversial long-term plan that aims to expand the area’s retail and multi-use space — that may be placed on the city’s November ballot. Following much debate regardingRead More…

As the controversial West Berkeley Project moves forward, concerns over the city’s handling of the development project have inspired one community member to enter the race for city council. Adolfo Cabral, a self-described musicologist and DJ who recently retired after working as an office and facilities manager, filed preliminary paperworkRead More…

The Berkeley City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday night for their bi-weekly meeting. Although the agenda is relatively short for this week’s meeting, public comment on two controversial issues is bound to extend the time of the meeting. The West Berkeley Project has repeatedly met with considerable complaintsRead More…

The third phase of the West Berkeley Project — a controversial long-term plan that aims to expand the area’s retail and multi-use space — could be implemented as a city ordinance. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council discussed the project — now in its third phase — and votedRead More…

The Berkeley City Council voted at its meeting Tuesday to postpone further discussion of the West Berkeley Project — a long-term plan that aims to expand the area’s retail and multi-use space — to a special meeting next week. City residents and councilmembers voiced mixed opinions during the meeting’s publicRead More…

The Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. will focus largely on items carried over from previous meetings, as well as other new items. Items for the meeting include the third phase of the West Berkeley Project — the master use permit process. Previous discussions of the project haveRead More…